The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
12:59 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.42° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.15° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.